Appleton North, Xavier, FVL combine for 10 spots on WVCA all-state volleyball teams

By Paul Lecker
AppletonSportsPage.com

A total of 10 players from Appleton North, Xavier and Fox Valley Lutheran were named to the 2023 Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association All-State Teams.

Appleton North senior Ella Demetrician was a first-team pick, senior Emerson Van Lannen was named to the second team and junior Teegan Charapata was an honorable mention choice on the Division 1 team.

Xavier seniors Mariah Potter and Belle Shea, and Fox Valley Lutheran senior Emma Nilson were first-team picks on the Division 2 team. Xavier’s Olivia Neumann and Halle Vande Hey, and Fox Valley Lutheran’s Annalise Patchett were second-team selections, and Xavier’s Mattea Kiepert was named honorable mention.

Demetrician, a senior outside hitter and a University of Michigan recruit, finished with 553 kills this season to lead Appleton North to an undefeated FVA championship and a WIAA state tournament appearance.

Van Lannen, the Lightning’s setter and a Kansas State recruit, ended the season with 892 assists in 40 matches as she surpassed 2,000 assists in her career at the state tournament, where North lost in the Division 1 semifinals. Charapata ended the season with 277 kills.

Potter, Xavier’s setter, was a unanimous first-team selection and was named Bay Conference Player of the Year as she finished the season with 996 assists and ended a four-year career with an astonishing 2,874 assists. Potter also had 102 service aces, 197 digs and 60 kills this season as the Hawks won their second-straight WIAA Division 2 state title.

Vande Hey led Xavier with 291 kills, while Neumann had 222, and Shea, the team’s libero, led the Hawks’ defense with 493 digs.

Nilson and Annalise Patchett were first-team all-North Eastern Conference honorees, with Nilson named as the Player of the Year for conference champion Fox Valley Lutheran.

2023 Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association All-State Team
Division 1
First team: Brooke Baldwin, so., Sussex Hamilton; Anna Bjork, sr., Oconomowoc; Jordan Czajkowski, jr., Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels; Ella Demetrician, sr., Appleton North; Grace Fruzen, sr., Manitowoc; Gabriella Pitchel, jr., Mukwonago; Madison Quest, jr., Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels; Lilly Wagner, sr., Oconomowoc; Sophia Wendlick, sr., Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels; Maddie York, sr., Manitowoc.
Second team: Olivia Durst, jr., Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels; Eva Finnessy, jr., Sussex Hamilton; Caitlin Flees, sr. Burlington; Melia Johnson, sr., Slinger; Olivia Kwiatkowski, sr., Oconomowoc; Claure Luoma, sr., Franklin; Avri Solik-Fifarek, sr., Franklin; Paige Steinmetz, sr., Chippewa Falls; Emerson Van Lannen, sr., Appleton North; Morgan Van Wie, sr., Waunakee.
Honorable mention: Kylee Altendorf, jr., West Bend West; Brooke Aslaksan, jr., Sussex Hamilton; Amanda Baumann, sr., Oak Creek; Allie Beers, so., Slinger; Kati Berezwitz, jr., Burlington; Briana Binagi, sr., Kettle Moraine; Braylin Bosetski, jr., De Pere; Maddie Brown, so., Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels; Kim Busateri, sr., Hartford; Teegan Charapata, jr., Appleton North; Maggie Czajka, sr., Brookfield East; Kaitlyn Dohs, sr., Oak Creek; Shelby Fabbri, jr., Westosha Central; Jae Fitting, sr., Cedarburg; Gracie Fregien, so., Waukesha West; Alexis Gardner, jr., Mukwonago; Summer Grigg, sr., Waunakee; Marin Grossman, sr., Hortonville; Ella Gunderson, sr., Eau Claire Memorial; Laurin Hamann, sr., Manitowoc; Alexa Hernandez, jr., Green Bay Southwest; Aubrey Hicks, so., Sussex Hamilton; Jana Jankowski, jr., Hudson; Mia Jannazzo, so., Waukesha West; Bays Keller, sr., Oconomowoc; Macy Kline, so., Holmen; Ella Kohnen, so., Slinger; Brylee Leverenz, sr., Waukesha West; Sienna MacCudden, so., Hartland Arrowhead; Sylivia Marlock, jr., Kettle Moraine; Madison Marx, jr., Franklin; Ellie McDermid, sr., Bay Port; Reagan McIntosh, sr., Verona; Sydnee Nelson, so., Oshkosh West; Abby Ongna, sr., Marshfield; Chloe Parker,, jr., Bay Port; Lindsay Piktel, sr., Westosha Central; Maddy Range, jr., River Falls; Alyssa Ray, sr., Kenosha Indian Trail; Billie Reiter, jr., Greendale; Sophie Robinson, sr., Chippewa Falls; Ella Safar, sr., Burlington; Ashlynn Schroeder, jr., Eau Claire Memorial; Payton Scifres, fr., Westosha Central; Marlee Sivak, so., Oconomowoc; Andi Spies, sr., Fort Atkinson; Morgan Stewart, jr., Green Bay Southwest; Natalie Surges, so., Brookfield East; Nena Swoboda, sr., Manitowoc; Madison Tripp, fr., Kaukauna; Abby Weidmayer, fr., Manitowoc; Gabby Wold, sr., Hartland Arrowhead; Olivia Wyma, sr., Hartland Arrowhead; Emily Zgonc, so., Sussex Hamilton.
Division 2
First team: Ellery Apel, sr., Sauk Prairie; Peyton Carlson, so., Waupaca; Ava Dean, sr., McFarland; Bryn Janke, sr., Wisconsin Dells; Danielle Kopacz, sr., Pewaukee; Emma Nilson, sr., Fox Valley Lutheran; Diana Pichelman, sr., Madison Edgewood; Mariah Potter, sr., Appleton Xavier; Reese Ptacek, sr., Prescott; Belle Shea, sr., Appleton Xavier.
Second team: Aubrey Frey, fr., Luxemburg-Casco; Gillian Koning, sr., Madison Edgewood; Maleigha Kovalaske, sr., Ripon; Kayla Landerud, so., McFarland; Olivia Neumann, sr., Appleton Xavier; Annalise Patchett, sr., Fox Valley Lutheran; Brooklyn Radecke, sr., Stoughton; Ella Schuetz, jr., Lakeside Lutheran; Eliana Sheplee, sr., Rice Lake; Halle Vande Hey, sr., Appleton Xavier.
Honorable mention: Julia Ackley, jr., McFarland; Claire Bartol, sr., Berlin; Grace Borys, jr., Green Bay Notre Dame; Abby Bystol, sr., Shawano; Adah Danen, jr., Green Bay Notre Dame; Ava Dettwiler, sr., La Crosse Logan; Katelin Eggers, sr., McFarland; Hailey Goegel, jr., Milwaukee St. Thomas More; Adeline Goedheer, jr., Waukesha Catholic Memorial; Jaydynn Gruner, sr., Portage; Amelia Herrick, sr., Bloomer; Amanda Hillmann, sr., Kettle Moraine Lutheran; Makena Ihle, jr., West Salem; Katlyn Jones, sr., Bloomer; Payton Kaminski, sr., Luxemburg-Casco; Elyse Karrels, sr., Port Washington; Mattea Kiepert, sr., Appleton Xavier; Marta Leeland, jr., Portage; Paisley Lindner, sr., Wisconsin Dells; Maddie Newton, jr., Osceola; Amber Otto, jr., Oconto Falls; Hannah Padilla, so., Pewaukee; Ainsley Pennekamp, sr., McFarland; Meg Pfannerstill, sr., Lakeland; Symone Price, sr., Milwaukee Pius XI; Rebecca Ring, jr., Madison Edgewood; Jocelyn Romadka, sr., Madison Edgewood; Greta Shadewald, jr., Sauk Prairie; Adaline Sheplee, so., Rice Lake; MacKenzie Sonntag, sr., New Berlin West; Peri Subat, sr., Sheboygan Falls; Kennedy Tisdale, so., Pewaukee; Delaney Vold, sr., Amery; Jenna Welsch, jr., Waukesha Catholic Memorial; Tristan Wicklund, sr., Mosinee.
Division 3
First team: Olivia Baierl, sr., Howards Grove; Lucy Belisle, sr., St. Croix Falls; Natalie Boehmer, sr., Horicon; Kelsey Cooper, sr., St. Croix Falls; Aubrey Dorn, sr., Chippewa Falls McDonell; Lauren Fischer, sr., Neenah St. Mary Catholic; Mallory Gozdziewski, sr., Howards Grove; Karli Molnau, jr., Lake Country Lutheran; Ellie Schumacher, sr., Lake Country Lutheran; Ella Vosberg, sr., Cuba City.
Honorable mention: Malea Aschliman, sr., Mineral Point; Amara Beaudoin, jr., Amherst; Eliana Brenn, jr., Neenah St. Mary Catholic; Alayna Crawford, sr., Chippewa Falls McDonell; Malayna Dins, sr., Winnebago Lutheran; Ainsley Ellis, so., Milwaukee Heritage Christian; Addison Foor, jr., La Crosse Aquinas; Kali Goulet, sr., Chippewa Falls McDonell; Hailee Halverson, sr., Barron; Leilani Heilig, sr., Unity; Audrey Heiring, jr., Kenosha Christian Life; Lauren Hetfeld, sr., Webster; Kierstin Hoel, jr., Marshall; Madalyn Kabat, so., Mineral Point; Kamryn Kaminski, sr., Howards Grove; Julia Kellner, jr., Racine Lutheran; Elle Kennedy, sr., Howards Grove; Erin Knowles, sr., Boscobel; Macy Kohlbeck, sr., Randolph; Ava Krueger, sr., Marathon; Kate Luzenski, sr., Marshall; Stella Marrero, sr., Kenosha Christian Life; Ella McKinley, sr., Cuba City; London Metropulos, sr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Paige Olson, sr., Southern Door; Chelsea Poskocil, so., Milwaukee Heritage Christian; Lainey Runde, jr., Cuba City; Lindsey Schadwalt, sr., New Glarus; Megan Schaefer, sr., Grantsburg; Ayla Schmidt, sr., St. Croix Falls; Kalyn Schueller, jr., Stratford; Jenna Soerens, sr., Oostburg; Hailee Thompson, sr., Bonduel; Callista VandeBerg, sr., Laconia; Audrey Weier, jr., Bonduel.
Division 4
First team: Brooklyn Gruen, sr., Royall; Marah Gruen, sr., Royall; Paige Guld, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Michelyn Hansen, jr., Hillsboro; Jazelle Hartwig, sr., Athens; Kali Heikkinen, jr., Prentice; Kelsey Justman, sr., Wonewoc-Center; Camille Sobolewski, so., Wausau Newman Catholic; Jaelyn Stowe, sr., Wonewoc-Center; Jenna Vermillion, jr., Fall River.
Honorable mention: Allison Albrecht, jr., Wabeno/Laona; Vanessa Anderson, sr., Brookwood; Annalynn Benisch, sr., Rio; Abby Chaplinski, jr., Gilman; Sophia Coker, sr., Athens; Hannah Dietzenbach, sr., Fall River; Cali Eastling, jr., Tri-County; Bryn Ertel, sr., Wonewoc-Center; Bria Gruen, so., Royall; Bronwyn Halverson, sr., Highland; Ambrea Daisy Hanson, sr., Barneveld; Lydia Harding, sr., Prentice; Sy’Rih Hartwig, so., Athens; Ashley Jankowski, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Kamdan Johnson, jr., Florence; Laurne Kahl, sr., Prairie Farm; Jenny Klopatek, jr., Mercer; Aaliyah Krenn, sr., Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Kendall Lillehaug, sr., Frederic; Lilly Michek, sr., Highland; Leha Nehls, sr., Prentice; Gabi Radichel, so., Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran; Emma Reincke, jr., Stevens Point Pacelli; Makenna Rettler, jr., Tri-County; Eiley Schoeneman, jr., Mercer; Lily Shields, jr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Isabella Sullivan, sr., Barneveld; Peyton Sullivan, sr., Hillsboro; Courtney Sommer, sr., Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Mackenzie Tarman, sr., Turtle Lake; Lily Terry, so., Wabeno/Laona; Megan Woelfel, sr., Hilbert.